The importance of genetic and biochemical variation in renal transplant outcomes has been
clear since the discovery of the HLA in the 1950s. Since that time, there have been huge …

The prevalence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and the number of kidney transplants
performed continues to rise every year, straining the procurement of deceased and living …

The unfortunate fact that long-term renal allograft survival has not followed the gains made
in short-term allograft survival has been documented repeatedly in the United States [1] and …

There have been few studies of patients with renal allografts functioning for more than 20
years. We sought to identify clinical factors associated with ultra long‐term (> 20 year) renal …

Background The disparity between donor kidney availability and demand has increased
utilization of kidneys from older living donors (OLD). We compared graft and patient …

Background. Early pancreas graft failure after simultaneous pancreas and kidney (SPK)
transplantation is common. We studied the impact of early pancreas graft failure on long …

Background Delayed graft function (DGF) and slow graft function (SGF) are a continuous
spectrum of ischemia-reperfusion–related acute kidney injury (AKI) that increases the risk for …

Abstract Background In the Eurotransplant Kidney Allocation System (ETKAS), transplant
candidates can be considered for high-urgency (HU) status in case of life-threatening …

Background. Noninvasive biomarkers may predict adverse events such as acute rejection
after kidney transplantation and may be preferable to existing methods because of superior …

Background Technical and medical advances over the past few years have produced an
important increase in the functionality of renal allografts. The aim of this study was to identify …